[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Make GPS traces feature optional via gps_traces_enabled setting (PR #7156)

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1ec5 left a comment (openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#7156)

First off, I think it’s pretty neat that OpenGeofiction values upstream enough to contribute, even if our goals don’t turn out to be completely aligned.

> We don't have a list of alternative deployments, but I would be interested in knowing if this option would be used by other deployments in addition to OpenGeofiction. It's not a vote, but the more useful a feature is then the more it could be worth the downsides.

I can certainly see how GPS traces would be absurd for OGF, which doesn’t attempt to maintain any earthbound reference points and can’t afford to launch an alternative GNSS constellation. Apart from OGF, I’ve often heard that third parties run instances that are less about field data collection. I’d expect them to favor this option, but it’s hard to know how much they need it because we never hear much from them.

If we do make this an option, do you think the approach in this PR is appropriate, or would it be cleaner to just hide the entry points via CSS or something?

(In case you’re referring to OpenHistoricalMap, the GPS trace functionality sees [some very occasional use](https://www.openhistoricalmap.org/traces) in OHM. Field surveys aren’t the most common workflow for historical mapping, but we welcome them just like OSM does. OHM might potentially be interested in disabling other features that OGF also wants disabled, but that should be a separate discussion.)

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